The Ecstatic Music Festival with Simone Dinnerstein, piano, and Tift Merritt, vocals and guitar, was quite the musical journey between the worlds of classical and folk music. On their own, they are both well accomplished artists, but together we are able to see how these supposedly very disparate musical worlds have much more in common than most of us realize.
It was a lot of fun to listen to the two genres blend together and even create new soundscapes all-together. It was great to see Simone Dinnerstein, a Juliard classical pianists from Brooklyn, step out of her comfort zone and open up the piano to play from inside it. As an audience member it was a lot of fun to see just how much Dinnerstein and Merritt pushed each other to grow as artists.
The Merkin Concert Hall was the perfect venue for such an eclectic night of music. The sound was amazing. The space was intimate, and I loved the way they set up the stage as more of a living room than a simple concert.
Overall a great night of music and I hope we see more collaborations like this. You can listen to their new album Night by clicking here.
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